ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VA · GEOID 511352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nottoway County, Virginia

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.4 min → 28.5 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 8.7%▲ 1.7 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 80.3%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.2% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 5,816 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,597± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,816± 301 MOE
Workers with travel time5,308± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers508± 160 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.